Dancing Mindfulness Special Events with Dr. Jamie
Dancing Mindfulness Facilitators & Friends Annual Expressive Arts Retreat
April 30-May 2, 2021 We are thrilled to be back in our usual retreat home at Villa Maria Education & Spirituality Retreat Center in Western Pennsylvania for the Dancing Mindfulness Facilitators and Friends Annual Retreat. This year, we will offer a HYBRID retreat, with an option to attend in-person under COVID-19 protocols established by the state of Pennsylvania. An ONLINE option is also available just as we offered last year. Join us for this retreat, which also counts as Expressive Arts Module D, for our Certificate of Expressive Arts program. This year we will be joined by special guests Dr. Kellie Kirksey, Felicia Weinstein, Kalindi Edwina Hoffmann, and other guests TBA – you won’t want to miss this year’s event! For Registration and Details click, HERE! |
Heritage Sites: A Dance Film Virtual Screening and Conversation February 12, 2021 7:30pm EST Event is FREE Hosted online via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89950331745 Join Dr Jamie Marich, Alexandra Bodnarchuk, the choreographer/director/producer of the film, and Dancing Mindfulness Facilitator and performer Alicia Hann, for a virtual screening of the film, Heritage Sites. Set in an enigmatic space containing a bathtub, we initially see an interplay between the water and each dancer as they tentatively touch, experience, and immerse themselves in it. Filmed on location in a warehouse in St. Paul, the dancers eventually transcend the confines of the tub to the floor of the space. Moving deftly between the pillars they jump, run, and sway. The film’s most intriguing moments may stem from the intimate shots of individual dancers that capture a glistening tongue, the sound of a breath, and the slap of a thigh up close. Artistic Associate Brandon Anderson Musser’s soundtrack layers in live sound over a supportive musical landscape that amplifies the vulnerability of the dancers’ performances. Cinematographer Arlo Myren’s camera work creates a world that is unfettered and unconcerned with glamourising dance. We see dirt on the dancer’s feet and underwear riding up; it’s presence grounding us in the moment on screen. The screening is followed by a discussion with Dr. Jamie, Alexandra and Alicia on a topic related to the artistic process or ethos. Q&A to follow. 60 minute run time. |
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